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Code of the Cardboard Samurai

A podcast all about Magic the Gathering in Japan from a Foreigner's Point of View, as well as the home of the Magic Final Frontier podcast archive about the format that was created in Japan to bridge the gap between the modern and standard formats.

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#17 -God of Pioneer 7 and the State of Organized Play in Japan from 2022-04-23T10:24:09

With the God of Pioneer 7 tournament in the books and still fresh on everybody's mind, The Japan Hobbyist and his "cohost" Taichi invite new friend and local MTG player Mickey (Swampmouse on Dis...

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#16 -Kamigawa Neon Dynasty from a Japanese player’s point of view from 2022-04-13T22:01

In this episode past guest and local Magic Player in the Tokyo area, Taichi Nishizawa, joins me to talk about Kamigawa Neon Dynasty from a Japanese person's point of view. I was really intereste...

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Code of the Cardboard Samurai 15: The Kaiju of Ikoria from 2020-04-16T16:40:42

I don't know about you, but the moment Wizards of the Coast announced that Godzilla and many other Toho studio monsters would be in the next Magic the Gathering Set, Ikoria, my heart skipped a b...

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Code of the Cardboard Samurai 14: Japanese Pioneer Vocab 101 from 2020-01-21T14:11:56

The Pioneer format has exploded in popularity in Japan recently due to the upcoming Magic Fest in Nagoya. GP Nagoya will be the first ever Pioneer GP along with GP Brussels in Belgium. As some o...

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Code of the Cardboard Samurai #13: Magic and the Military in Japan from 2019-12-22T19:26:02

Having lived in Japan for more than 10 years now, I've been all around the country and have met a lot of people playing Magic the Gathering. Doing so has allowed me to get to know all sorts of p...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 69 - The M20 Set review from 2019-11-26T14:19:53

And just like that the Final Frontier podcast ends. In episode 69 we talk about how Historic was finally announced officially by Wizards of the Coast and then talk about what excited us the most...

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Frontier Archive Ep. 68 - Starting Right from 2019-11-22T21:30:43

Before Pioneer was announced, all we knew was that Wizards was working on a new format for the Arena platform. That format eventually morphed into what we now know as Historic, but we were hopin...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 67 - Mind over Meta from 2019-11-21T21:43:55

As Ryan gears up for the 13th God of Frontier tournament in Tokyo at Hareruya, He and Kevin talk about how the War of the Spark Frontier metagame has been evolving both online and in paper. They...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 66 - Story Time: The Best Plays in Frontier from 2019-11-20T22:25:08

Every format has their own plays that make players feel good when they play them. Emptying your hand turn one with a Modern Affinity deck, flashing back a Lightning Bolt with Snapcaster Mage for...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 65 - Frontier Brawl from 2019-11-17T20:30:52

We're down to our last 5 Frontier podcasts! Today's topic was more of a fun one based around Brawl. The format never really took off in standard due to poor promotion of the game and a limited p...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 64 - Bridging the Gap From Standard from 2019-11-15T20:43:36

Before the most recent rotation last summer, people were actually enjoying standard. Nowadays, not so much. No matter the season, standard usually has the most active players of any format. The ...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 63.3 - War of the Spark Set Review (Part 2) from 2019-11-14T20:15:53

The multicolor cards of War of the Spark and our top 5 most impactful cards from the set in Frontier wraps up our 3 part series on one of the most powerful sets to ever enter the format. Did you...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 63.2 - War of the Spark Set Review (Part 1) from 2019-11-13T22:48:57

In our 2nd to last set review for Frontier, we talked about the main colors of War of the Spark and also discussed how the new and returning mechanics in the set would affect the format. It's a ...

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Code of the Cardboard Samurai 12: Pioneer Delight from 2019-11-12T18:12:55

Pioneer started off with a bang here in Japan and it's been the talk of the entire Magic the Gathering Community for the past few weeks. It was only natural that we'd do a podcast about it. In t...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 62/63.1 - War of the Spark Planeswalker Review from 2019-11-11T01:26:52

War of the Spark made a huge impact on standard, and some of the cards even made their way into modern, legacy, and vintage. But did any make it into Frontier? In this episode we cover each of t...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 61 - Wishing for a Better Post Modern Format from 2019-11-10T00:10:37

Wizards of the Coast had played around with the idea of a new format between Modern and Standard for a very long time before finally pulling the trigger on Pioneer. As long time Frontier players...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 60 - The Difficult Decks of Frontier from 2019-11-08T12:42:09

Are you one of those players who enjoys a challenge? Do you like solving tricky situations on the battlefield? Or would you consider yourself a straightforward, linear player that doesn't like t...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 59 - So Many Planeswalkers from 2019-11-07T10:31:55

When War of the Spark was announced, all we had to go on was a picture showing all of the planeswalkers on a stained glass window in Ravnica. The Magic world was full of speculation and we were ...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 58 - Silver Bullet: Building your Sideboard in Frontier from 2019-11-05T15:37:54

Sideboarding is incredibly important in Magic the Gathering. If you're not prepared, a deck can catch you totally off guard and win the game without you being able to do anything about it. In ep...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 57 - Where we Went Wrong from 2019-11-04T22:40:42

We made a lot of claims over the months about how good card X and card Y were when we did our set reviews. But were we right? Did we sometimes get it wrong? In this episode we go over all of the...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 56 - The Frontier Spike Episode from 2019-11-03T20:31:51

Are you a Spike? Do you enjoy winning games in Magic the Gathering more than anything else? If so, this episode is for you. Kevin and I talk with Tom Davis from the online Frontier community abo...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 55 - Reducing your Staple "Footprint" from 2019-11-02T21:06:24

Not everybody has the money to play a few Liliana the Last Hope, a playset of Smuggler's Copter, or have the disposable income to buy Collected Companies for their Pioneer decks. But is there an...

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Frontier Archive Ep. 54 - Ravnica Allegiance Review (Part 2) from 2019-11-01T21:03:15

In part 2 of the Ravnica Allegiance Frontier review we cover the remaining cards such as the multicolor, artifacts, and lands. We start by going guild by guild and discuss how they fit into the ...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 54 - Ravnica Allegiance Review (Part 1) from 2019-10-31T22:12:55

After Guilds of Ravnica the Frontier metagame really started to heat up. With the second Ravnica set being added, Ravnica Allegiance, we saw a number of new decks pop up and many more already es...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 53 - The 'Johnny' decks and cards of Frontier from 2019-10-30T21:12:22

The Johnny Archetype from WotC's website: "Johnny likes a challenge. Johnny enjoys winning with cards that no one else wants to use. He likes making decks that win in innovative ways. What sets ...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep 52 - The Timmy decks and Cards of Frontier from 2019-10-29T23:14:14

Do you love playing giant creatures and smashing your opponent with insane amounts of damage to win the game? Are flashy plays and spells with lots of X's totally your thing? Then episode 52 is ...

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Frontier Archive Ep. 51 - All I want Frontier Christmas from 2019-10-28T13:37:11

In episode 51 Kevin and I discuss what was on our Christmas wish list for Frontier in 2019. We discussed what reprints we'd like to see in the future, as well as what kind of cards the format ne...

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Code of the Cardboard Samurai #11 - Magic Fest Nagoya from 2019-10-27T19:45:41

Planning on coming to Nagoya for a Magic Fest in the future? Or how about visiting it on the way to a Magic Fest in Shizuoka or Kyoto? If so, this episode is right up your alley. In episode 11 w...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 50 - History of Frontier (Part 2) from 2019-10-26T23:34:59

Part 2 of our History of Frontier podcast covers what happened in the format all the way from the middle of 2017 to around the present. We talked about milestones and big events, and continued t...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep 50 - Pioneers: The History of Frontier (part 1) from 2019-10-25T20:17:36

The Pioneer format has its beginnings in the Frontier format, which was started back in 2016 by Hareruya and Big Magic. But how did we get from there to here? Why didn't Frontier take off? What ...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep 49 - Ravnica Allegiance Predictions from 2019-10-24T10:49:38

In episode 49, Kevin and I delve deeper into the effect of Guilds of Ravnica on the Frontier format and discuss how we think Ravnica Allegiance will impact it further. We could easily surmise th...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 48 - Frontier Vs. MTG Arena 'Modern' from 2019-10-22T20:19:56

It wasn't too long ago that MTG Arena had considered adding a non rotating format to their platform (which only recently became Historic) There was speculation far and wide as to what this Arena...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep 47: Promoting Frontier from 2019-10-21T23:32:20

Getting people to try new formats can be a struggle from time to time. Not everybody wants to invest time and money into an untested format, so finding people to play with can be a challenge. Fr...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 46 - The Guilds of Ravnica Shake Up from 2019-10-20T17:26:21

With Guilds of Ravnica in the mix, Frontier once again was thrown into chaos. As with most new sets that add to the Frontier pool, each one has a noticeable impact in the metagame. In today's to...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 45 - Not Good Enough from 2019-10-19T10:14:31

Does being a great card in standard equal being a great card in Frontier? Not necessarily. In today's episode Kevin and I explore what past standard staples couldn't cut it in Frontier and why. ...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 44 - Guilds of Ravnica Set Review Part 2 from 2019-10-18T22:18:53

Finishing up our review of Guilds of Ravnica for the Frontier format, we go over the remaining colors and also our top 5 lists from the set. While we might not have gotten everything right, ther...

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Frontier Archive Ep. 43 - Guilds of Ravnica Set Review part 1 from 2019-10-16T23:32:02

With the full set of Guilds of Ravnica spoiled, the hosts spare no time to dive into what the set has to offer to the Frontier format. For the first part we cover most of the mono colored cards,...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 42 - Shock and Awe from 2019-10-15T14:43:15

With the announcement that shock lands will return in the fall 2018 set, the Frontier community erupts into absolute pandemonium. Kevin, Matt, and I talk about just how big of an impact having s...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 41 - Metagames and Metagods from 2019-10-12T11:36:23

After a few weeks of the M19 metagame in Frontier, there were quite a lot of results to look through and developments to talk about. In this episode we poured over all of the decks that had been...

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Code of the Cardboard Samurai 10: "Trader"ous from 2019-10-10T13:24:42

If you've lived or played Magic the Gathering in Japan before, then you've probably noticed that events here have always been hit or miss when it comes to trading. The Grand Prix/Magic Fest circ...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 40 - Building Frontier Starter Decks from 2019-10-09T20:32:14

Whenever a new set comes out Wizards of the Coast releases starter decks which target the newer players of the game, as well people who like to play casually. If a new format such as Frontier or...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 39 - Reprints that Could Break Frontier from 2019-10-08T12:48:52

No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. There was an episode 38 but there were technical issues which made it un-listenable and so we had to scrap it. Instead I'm sharing episode 39 today, where we ...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 37 - Building a Frontier Cube from 2019-10-06T23:31:02

If you love drafting and playing Frontier, or if you wanted to get your friends to play the format with you, there's really only one way to make it happen: Cubing. There are a number of reasons ...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 36 - Revisiting the Tribes of Frontier from 2019-10-05T22:16:10

After 3 new sets had been added to the Frontier format, it was time to take a look once more at tribal strategies. Quite a few new cards were added in Rivals of Ixalan, M19, and Dominaria so Kev...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 35 - Budget Frontier Decks from 2019-10-04T13:00:27

Not everybody can afford a playset of fetches or Ulamogs for Frontier. Even though the format itself is comparatively much cheaper than other eternal formats (and standard for the most part), th...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 34 - Emerging M19 Metagame and Decks from 2019-10-03T16:15:32

The hosts talk about how the M19 Frontier metagame is shaping up and which cards seem to be showing up most often in decks both online and in paper. As Ryan gears up for a weekend God of Frontie...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 33 - M19 Set Review Part 2 from 2019-10-02T20:36:12

Part 2 of our M19 set review covers the rest of the colors, artifacts, and multicolor cards from the Core set. We also talk about the top 5 cards we think will make the biggest impact in Frontie...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 32 - The M19 Set Review from 2019-10-01T23:24:54

It seems like only a few weeks ago the hosts discussed how Dominaria would change the Frontier metagame, yet here they are again talking about how the M19 core set would impact the format. Lots ...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 31 - Frontier in Focus: Mardu Vehicles from 2019-09-30T23:39:38

It's hard to think that Mardu vehicles from Kaladesh block standard could get any better, but that's exactly what it did in Frontier. In this show Kevin and I interviewed another player from the...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep 30: Frontier in Focus - Mono Black Eldrazi with Csquared from 2019-09-29T23:28:13

The online Frontier community had been around almost as long as the format itself. One of the regulars who played on platforms like Xmage and Cockatrice was Csquared. He had amazing success with...

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Frontier Archive Project ep 29: The Best 5 Drops in Frontier from 2019-09-28T10:42:22

Frontier is a fast format. There's no shortage of quick creatures at 1 and 2 mana that can bring the pain quickly against an opponent. But how about on the opposite side of the coin? What cards ...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep 28 - Frontier for Spikes: What would the pros play? from 2019-09-25T22:37:26

In episode 28 of the Final Frontier podcast, Kevin, Matt, and I hold a thought experiment about what the pros would play if the Frontier format suddenly became a competitive format that was play...

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Frontier Archive Project ep. 27 - Frontier Only Decks from 2019-09-24T11:00:34

One of the unique selling points of Frontier is that you get a chance to play with a lot of cards that don't see much, if any play in other formats. The lower power level than Modern, and bigger...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep 26 - Dominaria decklists and how they stack up from 2019-09-23T15:07:44

The crew talks about initial Dominaria decklists in episode 26 and run them through the Frontier metagame from past seasons to see if they have what they take. A very 'spikey' episode focusing h...

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Frontier Archive Project 25.2 - Dominaria Frontier Brews and God of Frontier 11 from 2019-09-22T10:44:46

With the new season just around the corner, the hosts talk about which cards they are most excited about and talk about their testing process for the next online Frontier tournament season. Havi...

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Frontier Archive Project 25.1 - Dominaria Set Review from 2019-09-21T16:26:13

Another great podcast to listen to if you're thinking of getting into Historic this fall. Episode 25.1 covers the entire Dominaria spoiler and how we thought it would affect the Frontier format....

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Frontier Archive Project 24 - Dominaria First Impressions from 2019-09-19T22:56:25

With so many new mechanics and new playable cards, Dominaria definitely brought a lot of excitement into Frontier. As a pre-cursor to the set review episode, the podcast boys discussed what they...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep 23. - Underrated Archetypes in Frontier from 2019-09-18T23:29:42

With only a few tournaments every season to explore the Frontier metagame, a large amount of decks never see any of the limelight or top 8's because there simply aren't enough people to play the...

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Code of the Cardboard Samurai Ep. 9 - Magiku Imnida! Magic in Korea from 2019-09-17T22:23:50

If you plan on visiting, living, or are currently in South Korea and want to know more about Magic the Gathering scene in the country then look no further. In this episode Ben and I interview Br...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 22 - Wide World of Frontier Wrap up from 2019-09-17T14:12:08

With Dominaria just around the corner, the Rivals of Ixalan metagame wraps up with a number of events online and in paper happening. The hosts talk about the Untap Open online league top 8 resul...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 21 - Banlists and Spoilers from 2019-09-14T23:36:20

The topic of ban lists almost always came up in the Frontier circles. If people like the pros actually played the format, would they break it? Would a ban list be needed to restore order? During...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 20 - Dominaria Predictions from 2019-09-13T22:21:36

With the new Dominaria set on the horizons and the Rivals of Ixalan set reaching it's end in the spotlight, Kevin and the crew talk about what they'd like to see in the Dominaria set before spoi...

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Final Frontier Ep. 19 - Japan: Birthplace of Frontier from 2019-09-12T22:52:49

The North American and Japan Frontier worlds collide when yours truly is invited on as a guest on the Magic the Final Frontier podcast. In this podcast I talk with the hosts about the Frontier f...

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Frontier Archive Project ep. 18 - Ranking the Colors in Frontier: Black from 2019-09-11T23:49:06

We're halfway through our initial rankings of every color of the Frontier format up to Rivals of Ixalan. Today's episode covers black, which usually has the best removal, hand disruption, and al...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 17 - Ranking the Colors in Frontier - Blue from 2019-09-10T22:12:32

The ranking of the colors in Frontier continues. Today's episode covers blue and the hosts cover a variety of cards from Magic 2015 all the way up to Rivals of Ixalan. A great topic for fishing ...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 16 - Japan Tournament Reports and the Current RIX metagame from 2019-09-09T23:34:10

After quite a few large tournaments in Japan, the podcast crew decide to discuss the results and to also compare how Japanese players go about building decks differently than their North America...

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Frontier Archive Project Ep. 15.2 - Rivals of Ixalan set Review Part 2 from 2019-09-09T01:07:28

The Magic the Final Frontier crew wrap up their thoughts on how Rivals of Ixalan will impact Frontier, covering the lands, artifacts, and multicolor cards in part 2. They also go over their top ...

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Frontier Archive Project 15.1 - Rivals of Ixalan set Review Part 1 from 2019-09-07T23:11:52

Rivals of Ixalan brought a lot of fresh ideas and new cards into the Frontier format. In part 1 of the 2 part RIX set review episode, the podcast crew digs deep into the White, Blue, Black, Red,...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep. 14 - Wrapping up the Ixalan Meta from 2019-09-06T23:27:06

Episode 14 of the Magic the Final Frontier podcast starts to wrap up the Ixalan metagame after weeks of playing the Frontier league online as well as at local events. The hosts bring on a league...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep. 13 - Ranking the Colors in Frontier: White from 2019-09-05T23:32:03

Taking a break from the metagame talk, the podcast crew embarks into some new territory and discusses what the best cards are in Frontier in each color. It's quite a weighted topic with tons of ...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep. 12 - Responding to the Professor from 2019-09-04T22:47:33

While it seems like the Professor over at Tolarian Academy Community College has come around to the idea of a new non rotating format between standard and modern, about 2 years ago he wasn't con...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep. 11 - Grinding and Brewing for the new Frontier Season from 2019-09-03T23:44:53

A few weeks into the Ixalan Frontier format, the Magic the Final Frontier hosts and a member of their online league team talk brews that hit and missed at they prepared for a new season, what an...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep. 10 - The Toronto Frontier Meta and 1K hype from 2019-09-02T22:25:21

At the height of Frontier interest, events were firing all over North America and Japan. No place outside of Japan was bigger than Toronto, and after Face to Face games slowed down their support...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep. 9 - Changing Standard Decks to Frontier from 2019-09-01T23:05:22

This ended up being a regular series on the podcast whenever a set made a big impact on the metagame. In episode 9, the cast took at look at the standard decks popular during Ixalan standard, an...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep. 8 - The First Frontiersmen from 2019-08-31T21:44:48

The Magic Final Frontier podcast might be the longest running Frontier podcast out there, but it wasn't the first. Episode 8 of the podcast brings back the original Frontier hypemen, Tony Camero...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep. 7 - Hareruya's God of Frontier discussion from 2019-08-30T23:33:10

With over 70 people in attendance, the 10th God of Frontier tournament at Hareruya in Tokyo, Japan was a great look at what what the format had the potential to do. The podcast crew uses their d...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep. 6 - Tribal Strategies in Frontier from 2019-08-29T23:21:09

There are quite a lot of playable tribes in Frontier, but which are the best? The podcast crew talks about decks like Bant Humans in today's episode and they debate which tribe is the strongest ...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep. 5 - Frontier Sideboard Deep Dive from 2019-08-28T23:08:07

The hosts take a break from talking about the Frontier metagame in Episode 5 of the podcast to talk all about sideboarding. They cover what cards work against the best decks in the format, as we...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep. 4 - Early 'Ixalan' Frontier Metagame Impressions from 2019-08-27T15:58:03

In episode 4 of the Frontier podcast, the crew pours over recent tournament results and talks about various deck types and card choices in the popular and winning decks. The focus is definitely ...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep. 3 - Ixalan Set Review from 2019-08-26T23:19:37

By the time the 3rd episode of the Magic the Final Frontier podcast came out, the full Ixalan spoiler had just been released. While it usually takes weeks for cards to be fully tested in order t...

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Frontier Archive Project ep. 2 - North America Championships from 2019-08-25T19:35:50

At the height of Frontier's popularity in North America, the North America Championship was held by Face to Face games in Canada. In episode 2 of the Magic the Final Frontier podcast, the hosts ...

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Frontier Archive Project: Ep 1 - Welcome to Frontier from 2019-08-24T18:28:11

As stated in my my blog article on www.thejapanhobbyist.com, I'll be working on archivi...

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Code of the Cardboard Samurai #8: Judge-ment Day from 2019-08-20T12:07

For episode 8 of the Code of the Cardboard Samurai podcast I thought I'd try something new. I took the show on the road last week at Eternal Weekend and met up with a good Japanese Magic friend ...

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A Guide to Being Trendy at Magic Fest Chiba from 2019-07-30T23:21:16

Welcome to episode 7 of the Code of the Cardboard Samurai podcast! In this episode, I'm joined once again by Ed Nguyen of the Cartel Aristocrats podcast as we talk about trends in Japan Magic fi...

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Season's Greetings: Summer MTG Review from 2019-07-11T22:21:55

In episode 6 of Code of the Cardboard Samurai, we welcome Ben Payne to the team and talk about everything that's going on in Japan this summer such as recent news, events, and announcements. A l...

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Once Upon a Time in Aichi: A history of Magic The Gathering in Japan from 2019-06-28T13:26:38

Magic the Gathering has a deep, well documented history in the USA, but what about Japan? It's one of the biggest places for MTG, yet it has remained relatively unknown to people outside of Japa...

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Dan and Ryan's 10 Must visit Magic the Gathering places in Japan from 2019-06-09T11:32:52

If you're planning to visit Japan for an event in the future or are just coming over for vacation and some sightseeing, Dan and I have you covered. In this episode we talk about all of the place...

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Talking the Talk - Playing Magic the Gathering in Japanese from 2019-05-14T23:15:57

Currently living in Japan and want to play some Magic the Gathering but don't speak Japanese? Thinking of coming to Japan for a Magic Fest in the near future but worried about the language barri...

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Everything You Need to Know about MTG Finance in Japan from 2019-05-03T02:02:25

In this episode Dan and I welcome Ed Nguyen from the Cartel Aristocrats podcast to talk all about what MTG finance is like in Japan. We cover a variety of topics and answer questions most people...

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Welcome to Magic the Gathering in Japan - Magic Fest Yokohama from 2019-04-17T21:31:14

Welcome to the Code of the Cardboard Samurai! Hosts Ryan Schwenk from Yokohama and Daniel Ostrander from Nagoya welcome you to our inaugural Podcast all about Magic the Gathering in Japan! In ou...

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